Open Country Feelings
野 意
堤 长 逾 十 里
村 小 只 三 家。
山 客 弛 樵 担
溪 翁 鸣 钓 车。
花 深 迷 蝶 梦
雨 急 散 蜂 衙。
衰 疾 新 年 减
青 鞋 上 若 耶。
Ye Yi
Di chang yu shi li
Cun xiao zhi san jia.
Shan ke chi qiao dan
Xi weng ming diao che.
Hua shen mi die meng
Yu ji san feng ya.
Shuai ji xin nian jian
Qing xie shang ruo ye.
Open Country Feelings
Long levees extend more than six miles
Small village of just three single family houses.
This visitor sees mountain people carrying gathered firewood set it down for a rest
Small stream, old man creaks along with his fishing cart.
Deep flowers lost inside butterfly dreams
Sudden rainfall scatters worker bees.
With the new year, my weakness and illnesses diminish
Handmade blue shoes walk along the Ruoye river.
Notes:
Butterfly dreams: Famous lucid dream of a butterfly by Zhuangzi.
Blue shoes: The color of shoes often worn by those who work inside the blue gate, that is, those working within the imperial palace.